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$725
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
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$1,299.99
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$1,099
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $169
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MSRP in USD: $169
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$229.99
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Base Clock
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$139
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 is 264 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 178% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Radeon RX 5500 XT - 139 vs 50 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 10 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Up to 68% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $229.99 vs $725.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than GeForce RTX 3080 - $4.6 vs $5.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 130 vs 320 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
50
35%
Value, $/FPS
$4.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$229.99
100%
Value Winner
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
35%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
34%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi |
| $699 | MSRP | $169 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
760.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1440 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 or Radeon RX 5500 XT
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
135 FPS
$10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,399
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137 FPS
$16.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,291.47
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136 FPS
$10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,429.99
In Stock
139 FPS
$14.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
In Stock
135 FPS
$15.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099
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136 FPS
$10.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,439.99
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136 FPS
$7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,082.29
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135 FPS
$13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,764.99
In Stock
137 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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135 FPS
$7.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049.99
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